(kòng zhì) - to control in Mandarin
kòngzhìTraditional: 控制
HSK 5
#649 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to control
Word origin
控制 means to control. 控 (kòng) means to control or accuse, with the 扌 'hand' radical and phonetic 空 (kōng). 制 (zhì) means to make or restrain, with the 刂 'knife' radical.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 控 (kòng, to control) + 制 (zhì, to restrain)
Stroke order
控
制
Examples
绪。
He couldn't control his emotions.
。
Please control the volume.
。
The company controlled the market.
脾。
Please control your temper.
局。
The situation is already beyond control.
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